News about Korean new media such as Internet and mobile tech but also on conventional media such as TV, radio, film and newspapers. Purpose of this blog is to function as reference material for a research project (2006-2009) on Korean media and new media, a part of the OED research group and funded by HS Foundation (see: Affiliations). Special thanks to research assistant Katja Heinonen who took care of the blog in 2007-2008.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Roiworld: a fun cyberinnovation for Korean youth

Yesterday Web 2.0. Asia (source: Venturebeat) discussed Roiworld, the Korean online flash game (and a community) where you can dress avatars and compete on who has the coolest avatar. The popular service will start in US in a few months.